Coat of Arms (blank) with Two Putti Holding a Crown
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, black chalk, laid
Dimensions
sheet: 8 13/16 x 6 5/16 in. (22.4 x 16.1 cm)
Classification
Drawings|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1952
Accession Number
52.570.153
Tags
Art Historical Context
This 17th-century drawing presents a heraldic design featuring two putti supporting crown above a blank shield, ready to be filled with family insignia. Created with pen and brown ink, brush and wash, and black chalk on laid paper, the sheet measures just over eight by six inches. Its classification as both a drawing and an ornament-and-architecture study suggests it served as a model for engravers, bookplates, or architectural decoration. Heraldry flourished across Europe during this period, and such preparatory works allowed artists to explore symbolic arrangements before committing to cost...
About the Artist
Anonymous, Netherlandish, 17th century|Anonymous, German, 17th century|Anonymous, Italian, 17th century (Netherlandish|Netherlandish) · 1558 |1600 –1617 |1700
Netherlandish, Mühlbracht 1558–1617 Haarlem|